Glass Houses by Sinister Styx – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras
Glass Houses by Sinister Styx
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Before reading this, I would advise checking the trigger warnings: unhealthy relationship spiral, physical domestic violence, adultery and ‘unaliving’. Please note that the story does not appear to encourage such things, but portrays them as part of the characters’ lives.
The revenge aspect of this very short novella is what drew me to it as I love psychology. Even though the story is very short, the thoughts and emotions leading to the actions of each character is described well and I was not expecting the ending (the final chapter), I enjoyed the surprise twist.
It’s a very fast-paced novella, full of suspense and a little fantasy of only 20 pages. I think that being able to put as much emotion and action into such a short story is quite the talent, especially when done so well! It kept me engaged and wishing it were longer. I didn’t feel as though the story was being rushed or that things were being added just for the sake of it, which was a nice change from other novellas I have read recently.
I would have loved this to have been longer as a full novel so that it didn’t end so quickly, but I am still very impressed with it at the length that it is.
I would recommend if you wanted a quick and interesting read, but please do read the content warnings first!
